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39 Articles found on Wednesday, 16 April 2008
SMSes of the Day : Wednesday
16-04-2008
* IF there is to be a new government in Zimbabwe, by way of a legitimate democratic electoral process, how are we going to explain and justify our present support and a foreign policy based on
readN$8 million for aquaculture project in Omaheke
16-04-2008
GOBABIS - The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has allocated N$8 million to start a major aquaculture project at Leonardville village in the Omaheke Region.Leonardville is situated about 170
readNam to assume chair of Kimberly Process
16-04-2008
NAMIBIA will assume the chair of the Kimberly Process Certificate Scheme (KPCS) next year, a process designed to certify the origin of rough diamonds from sources that are free of conflict.KPCS
readLocal consumers in for harsh times
16-04-2008
WORKERS are likely to start demanding increased wages as life has become unbearable for most, with food prices escalating mainly on the back of low supply and increased demand for consumer products
readAussies sign Nam exploration deal
16-04-2008
TWO Australian companies, Key Petroleum Ltd and Pancontinental Oil & Gas Ltd, have signed a consortium agreement for joint petroleum exploration activities off the Namibian coast.Key Petroleum Ltd
readElectricity up 18%
16-04-2008
THE price of bulk electricity will go up by 18,06 per cent in July.That is not the whole story, however. There is no light at the end of the tunnel for consumers: Bulk users like municipalities and
readGovt mum on final cost of State House: 'We'll tell you when time's right'
16-04-2008
ANOTHER N$95 million is to be poured into the construction of the new State House in the new financial year, but the total cost of the huge project will not yet be made public, Minister of
readANC takes stand on Zimbabwe
16-04-2008
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ruling ANC, in its strongest criticism of President Thabo Mbeki yet, yesterday warned of a "dire" situation in Zimbabwe which was having a negative impact on all of
readNewborn discarded
16-04-2008
Staff from the Namibian Police Mortuary were called to the Gammams Water Care Works in Windhoek after the body of a newborn child was discovered among human waste being treated there.Staff at the
readSpeaker of German Bundestag to visit
16-04-2008
THE Speaker of the German Bundestag (parliament) is expected to arrive in Namibia today for a two-day working visit.Speaker Norbert Lammert will meet with President Hifikepunye Pohamba and hold talks
readCops accused of double standards
16-04-2008
POLICE officers in the Karas Region are complaining about alleged double standards in the handling of misconduct charges against officers.They also accused Karas Regional Commander, Josephat Abel, of
readKeetmans HIV cases lower
16-04-2008
THE number of new HIV-AIDS cases reported in the Keetmanshoop Health District has dropped from 606 in 2006 to 442 last year.This was revealed by the Acting Principal Medical Officer of the
readMariental child murder trial starts in High Court
16-04-2008
A 24-year-old man who is accused of raping, murdering and robbing a 15-year-old boy at Mariental almost two years ago pleaded not guilty to all charges when his trial started in the High Court in
readSPYL in bid to stop Mix eviction
16-04-2008
THE Swapo Youth League has quietly started negotiations to stop the eviction of around 3 000 squatters living at the Mix Camp at Brakwater.The youth league's secretary, Elijah Ngurare, confirmed to
readHardap Council overspent on S&T budget
16-04-2008
THE Hardap Regional Council has overspent its subsistence and travel budget for the 2007/2008 financial year by thousands of dollars, The Namibian has established.A source within the council told The
readTreason accused free on stock theft
16-04-2008
STOCK theft charges that two of the men being prosecuted in the main Caprivi high treason trial have faced since mid-2006 were dismissed in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court yesterday.Former National
readWenger keeps the faith after glorious failure
16-04-2008
LONDON - Arsenal's failure to win a trophy this season is a shattering disappointment for manager Arsene Wenger and a team who have played some of the best football in the Premier League.However low
readOmuntu gumwe a ehamekwa sho a adhika ta teya
16-04-2008
O MULUMENTU gumwe okwa yahwa omanga yakwawo yaali ya yiwa mokashoka konima sho ya li ya kambadhala okuteya oombelewa yoshikandjohogololo sha Samora Machel molukanda lwa Wanaheda mOvenduka koongulasha
readOpolisi mu Kenya yi idhenga mumwe nongenga ya Mungiki
16-04-2008
N AIROBI - ONGENGA yookiliminola mu Kenya oyi idhenge mumwe nOpolisi yokuhalakanitha oshiwike shika, sho iilyo yongenga ndjika ya li ya mboloka oondjila nomatayiyela tayi ga fike.Opolisi ndjika oya
readOmupolisi a tseyika nawa pOshikango a hulithila kOvenduka
16-04-2008
O MUPOLISI a kala a tseyika nawa pOpolisi yopOshikango nOhangwena mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, Konstabela Lettisia Nghiikimhote Nghililewanga okwa manene oondjenda dhe kOshipangelo shEpangelo sha
readOmpangu ya ekelahi eindilo lyoMDC
16-04-2008
H ARARE - Ompangu yoPombanda mu Zimbabwe oya ekelehi eindilo lyongundu yompilameno kutya Ompangu nayi thiminike oshikondo shOmahogololo shi tseyithe iizemo yohogololo gopaupresidende mbyoka ya kala ya
readOlaata yAapangi ya yamukula koshipotha sha nakukuthwa oshivalelo
16-04-2008
O LAATA yAapangi mu Namibia yedhina Nursing Council of Namibia oya popi kutya kayi na uuthemba wokuungaunga neindilo noshipotha shokulukadhi gumwe ngoka a hala okufutitha Epangelo oshimaliwa
readMu Zimbabwe kamu na onkugo, Mbeki ta ti
16-04-2008
N onande aawiliki yiilongo ya Afrika lyUumbugantu oya li ya ningi oshigongi shomeendelelo kombinga ya Zimbabwe omasiku ngaka, osha fa shi li ngeyi kutya oshigongi shika itashi ka eta po sha.Oshigongi
readChelsea's Premier League title hopes dented
16-04-2008
LONDON - Chelsea's hopes of winning the Premier League title were rocked at Stamford Bridge on Monday when an injury-time goal from Emile Heskey gave the relegation-threatened visitors a 1-1 draw at
readTop junior tennis players receive support
16-04-2008
TOP Namibian junior tennis players Riekie Honiball and Henco Serdyn recently received sponsorships from the Janine and Suzelle Davin Sport Trust to assist their tennis careers.The Janine and Suzelle
readBrazil World Cup winner Romario retires
16-04-2008
RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazil striker Romario announced his retirement on Monday at 42, ending a career in which he won the World Cup, was involved in numerous controversies and claimed to have
readNaigambo qualifies for Olympics
16-04-2008
MARATHON athlete Beata Naigambo qualified for the Olympic Games when she recently came third at the Mangyongdae Prize Marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea.Naigambo finished in a great time of 2 hours,
readMTC mountain bike season to start
16-04-2008
THE Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) Mountain Bike Cross-Country season kicks off in Windhoek on Saturday.According to a media statement by the Rock & Rut Mountain Bike Club, the first race
readFireworks expected tonight
16-04-2008
FIREWORKS can be expected at the Khomasdal Stadium tonight when Black Africa take on Civics in a crucial league encounter for both teams.Black Africa are currently fourth on the log, six points behind
readFireworks expected tonight
16-04-2008
FIREWORKS can be expected at the Khomasdal Stadium tonight when Black Africa take on Civics in a crucial league encounter for both teams.Black Africa are currently fourth on the log, six points behind
readMcCartney's divorce: the computer game
16-04-2008
A COMPUTER game based on the court case involving the divorce settlement between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills has been released online.The game, named 'Mucca Chucka', involves players playing
readCosby feels the rap, goes hip hop
16-04-2008
LOS ANGELES - Bill Cosby's path has taken him from pudding pops to hip hop.The 70-year-old has recorded a hip-hop CD set for release next month. 'Cosby Narratives Vol. 1: State of Emergency' blends
readAuthor says Potter lexicon 'theft'
16-04-2008
NEW YORK - JK Rowling testified before a packed courtroom in a lawsuit to block publication of a Harry Potter lexicon, telling a judge that the book amounts to a "wholesale theft" of nearly 20 years
readFrance to outlaw inciting thinness
16-04-2008
PARIS - The French parliament's lower house adopted a groundbreaking bill yesterday that would make it illegal for anyone - including fashion magazines, advertisers and Web sites - to publicly incite
readMuzzle awards heaped on fakes and censors
16-04-2008
RICHMOND, Virginia - A US federal agency that staged a fake news conference to make itself look better and a police department that charged a woman for swearing were among the winners last week of the
readFormer Chancellor Kohl plans to wed
16-04-2008
BERLIN - Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, in rehabilitation after a head injury, is planning to get married to his 43-year-old partner, his office said yesterday.The 78-year-old Kohl, the
readLingering woes in food aid crunch
16-04-2008
KANSAS CITY - A deepening global food crisis requires not only greater funding for food aid going to hungry nations, but long-term investment to improve agriculture productivity, especially in the
readBerlusconi secures clear majority
16-04-2008
ROME - Silvio Berlusconi looked to have secured a clear majority and streamlined parliament to help him push through tough decisions on Italy's struggling economy in his third term as prime
readTwo car bombs kill more than 50 in Iraq
16-04-2008
BAGHDAD - Two car bombs killed more than 50 people in Sunni Arab areas of Iraq yesterday, a sudden spasm of violence in places which had been comparatively quiet while battles raged in the Shi'ite
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